As we always state, Turkey has a lot of historical legacies from the past. Some of them are famous and some of them are forgotten or some of them can be unknown. Isaurapolis or Zengibar Castle is the one that is forgotten or not known very well. It is located in Central Anatolia ( Konya…
Tlos: Homeland of Pegasus
Tlos ancient site is another site of Lycian state. It had a glorious scenery including stadium and rock tombs. This is the story; Tlos was one of the earliest settlement area of Lycia. It was dated back to 14th century BC. Hittites and Lycians recorded this site’s acropolis that was very impressive in various names.…
Limyra: the capital of Lycia
Limyra ancient site isn’t an ordinary site because Limyra was the capital of Lycia. This is the story; Limyra was constructed in 5th century BC. It became the capital of Lycian state. It was also a developed city. Theater and monuments were important buildings of the site. Limyra had an important visitor; son of Caesar,…
Astra ; A forgotten site of ceramics
Some of the ancient sites are forgotten in this landscape unfortunately. But it doesn’t mean that they are ordinary sites. Every settlement area had their own features like today. All of them are parts of a puzzle named history. Astra ancient site is one of them. It is located between Central Anatolia (Konya province) and…
Magydos; A missing site of Mediterranean region
As we mentioned that Mediterranean region has a lot of special ancient sites. Unfortunately some of them are missing. We lose them because of urbanization. Magydos ancient site is one of them. It is the ancient site that is located in border of Antalya province. It is thought that it is dated back to 4th…
Soli Pompeipolis; The site of Sun
Mediterranean Region has been hosting civilizations for centuries. Soli Pompeipolis is one of the sites that had a glorious silhouette. Also it was the site of sun. ; Soli was constructed as a port city. It had an autonomous rule and they printed coins in the name of the site.It was built in the name…
Seleukeia (Lybre); A site of mariners
Seleukeia ancient site was one of the important sites that had names on historical records. Firstly we can come across its name in the chronicles of mariners “Stadiasmus Maris Mayni” as Seleukeia. It had a sacred identity. It was surrounded with walls and a great architecture had been formed in the city. There is an…
Idebessos; A Lycian city in Antalya
Idebessos ancient site is one of the sites that are in Antalya county border. It was in unity of Lycia. This is the story; Idebessos site was founded as a site of Lycian Unity. It was surrounded with walls and it was decorated with great theater. The city was bright in Roman period. Baths were…
Agrilion; An ancient site that had historical background
Agrilion was one of the sites that were close to Constantinople. It was the earliest settlement of the region. Also it was the target of civilizations. Let’s listen to Agrilion; This settlement area was dated back to 3000 BC. Many ancient residents were built in the region. Mining was the major economical activity. The political…
Dorylaion ; An (modern) ancient site of earlier age
There were special sites that had different features. Dorylaion was one of them. It is located nearby Central Peninsula of today. This is the story; We went to a Phrygian city. Its name was Dorylaion. It was a beautiful and rich trade city. The city was decorated with glorious and great buildings. In addition to…